"Hello" said Robbie answering his cell phone

"Robbie! Did you find Ray?" asked Lily

"No" said Robbie "sorry Lily I couldn't find him, I was just heading back to The Underground are you guys still there?"

"Just Travis" she said "well, I think"

"So…?" asked Robbie

"What?"

"Are you guys, like… dating now?"

"No"

"Why?"

"I don't want to talk about it, ok Robbie?" said Lily a little more harshly than she meant to

"Oh, ok" said Robbie, not wanting to upset Lily anymore "see you tomorrow then"

"Bye"

-

The next day at school Lily was taking some books out of her locker, when I deep voice interrupted her thoughts

"Hey" said the voice

"Travis! Hey, I…" it was a very awkward moment for Lily "I don't know what to say"

"What do you mean?"

"Umm… well are we… are we still friends"

"I guess" he said. Lily was so happy she hugged him and kissed him in the cheek

"Thanks for understating Travis"

"It's ok" he said "so have you seen Ra…" he began but, Ray came walking towards them at that moment. He stood next to Lily and seemed oblivious of Travis's presence

"Hey Lily" he said

Travis just looked down; he knew Ray was ignoring him

"Ray!" said Lily softly pointing at Travis

"What?" he said "Oh right! Hey swami!"

"He's just angry" Travis told himself "don't do anything stupid"

"Hey" he said and then started walking away as if he was going to class

"Wait! I've got a question" said Ray

Travis turned around and looked at him "Yes?"

"What does Buddha says about back-stabbing your friends?"

"Ray!" Lily said clearly surprised by Ray's comment

Travis walked back to where Lily and Ray were standing "I didn't back-stab you!" he said really close to Ray's face

"What do you call it then, Swami!" said Ray. People started noticing and staring

"STOP CALLING ME THAT!" said Travis and pushed Ray. Ray pushed him even harder and Travis fell to the floor. Everyone was silent and staring now

"GUYS! Stop it!" said Lily, but they didn't listen, Travis got up and hit Ray in the stomach, but that didn't stop Ray of punching him in the face.

Travis was just about to hit Ray again when someone pulled his shirt from behind

"Mr. Strong! Mr. Brennan, stop it! Right now!" said a voice